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Maritime News
MSC Buys Moby Ferries Sold to Pay Debt to Aponte Group
The online auction for five ferries owned by Italy’s Moby Lines was completed with an odd turn of events. The…
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Marine World
America’s Sole Heavy Icebreaker Heads South as Arctic Competition Intensifies
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departed its Seattle homeport Thursday for its 29th annual deployment to Antarctica, beginning…
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Maritime News
MSC Required to Divest of Ferry Operator Moby by Antitrust Regulators
In a rare setback for the Mediterranean Shipping group and the Aponte family, the company is being forced to divest…
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Japan’s Imabari Consolidates Shipbuilding for Lower Costs and Competition
In what is seen as a strategic move aimed at strengthening Japan’s shipbuilding industry, its largest builder, Imabari Shipbuilding, will…
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Kpler Closes Spire Maritime Acquisition as UK Proceeds with Investigation
The on-again-off-again acquisition of the maritime business from Spire Global by Kpler closed on Friday, April 25, the agreed date…
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Marine World
Opinion: China’s Shipbuilding Dominance and Global Trade Competition in Context
The nation’s output has left competitors in its wake, but a reckoning was always likely, writes MSI’s Stuart Nicolls. By…
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Maritime News
Early Results Show New Alliances Set to Reshape Container Shipping
While it is only a little more than a month since the new alliances began to integrate into the…
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Port News
Australia’s competition regulator flags concerns over DP World’s takeover of Silk Logistics
Australian consumer watchdog ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) has voiced concerns over DP World’s proposed acquisition of port-to-door logistics…
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Marine World
Canada Awards Dual Polar Icebreaker Contracts as Arctic Competition Heats Up
Canada has awarded contracts to two shipyards for the construction of new polar icebreakers, part of a strategic move to…
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Maritime News
German FSRU Operator Cancels Charter, Citing "Ruinous" Gov’t Competition
German LNG terminal operator Deutsche ReGas has terminated a charter agreement for a full-size FSRU that it brought in…
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